Big Daddy
1999 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 3,601 votes
A lazy law school grad adopts a kid to impress his girlfriend, but everything doesn't go as planned. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
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Best 1990s Movies
Revisit standout releases from 1990 through 1999, selected for viewers who want a strong starting point instead of an exhaustive catalog.
Updated 2026-08-04 · Ratings from TMDB
How we chose these titles
Titles are ranked by TMDB audience rating with a minimum vote threshold, then checked for relevance to the release decade.
French Kiss
1995 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 809 votes
After her fiancee admits to infidelity while on a business trip in France, a woman attempts to get her lover back and marry him by traveling to Paris despite her crippling fear of flying. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Fools Rush In
1997 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 616 votes
After a one night stand with Alex, Isabel realizes that she is pregnant and they decide to get married. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Bean
1997 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 2,633 votes
Childlike Englishman, Mr. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dobermann
1997 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 567 votes
The charismatic criminal Dobermann, who got his first gun when he was christened, leads a gang of brutal robbers. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Last Action Hero
1993 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 3,051 votes
After his father's death, a young boy finds solace in action movies featuring an indestructible cop. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Father of the Bride
1991 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,529 votes
George Banks is an ordinary, middle-class man whose 22 year-old daughter Annie has decided to marry a man from an upper-class family, but George can't think of what life would be like without his daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
One Fine Day
1996 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 734 votes
Melanie Parker, an architect and mother of Sammy, and Jack Taylor, a newspaper columnist and father of Maggie, are both divorced. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Copycat
1995 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,319 votes
An agoraphobic psychologist and a female detective must work together to take down a serial killer who copies serial killers from the past. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Rocketeer
1991 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,059 votes
A stunt pilot comes across a prototype jetpack that gives him the ability to fly. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Crash
1996 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,390 votes
A car crash victim inexplicably finds himself aroused by car accidents and becomes involved with an underground subculture of like-minded souls. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Dragon Ball Z: The Return of Cooler
1992 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,112 votes
Cooler has resurrected himself as a robot and is enslaving the people of New Namek. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Thumbelina
1994 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 542 votes
Born of a flower and growing to only a couple of inches tall, poor Thumbelina is worried she'll never meet someone her own size, until she happens to catch the eye of Prince Cornelius of the Fairies. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Air Force One
1997 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 3,370 votes
When Russian neo-nationalists hijack Air Force One, the world's most secure and extraordinary aircraft, the President is faced with a nearly impossible decision to give in to terrorist demands or sacrifice not only the country's dignity, but the lives of his wife and daughter. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The River Wild
1994 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 974 votes
Gail and Tom Hartman are struggling to stay together and decide to take a white-water rafting holiday adventure in Montana for their son Roarke's 10th birthday, only to meet up with a pair of mysterious men whose desperation grows, turning their vacation into a nightmare. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
The Idiots
1998 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 657 votes
A group of people gather at a Copenhagen suburban home to break all the limitations and to bring out the 'inner idiot' in themselves. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
A Civil Action
1998 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 503 votes
Jan Schlickmann is a cynical lawyer who goes out to 'get rid of' a case, only to find out it is potentially worth millions. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
City Slickers
1991 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 887 votes
Three New York businessmen decide to take a "Wild West" vacation that turns out not to be the relaxing vacation they had envisioned. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Arachnophobia
1990 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,552 votes
A large spider from the jungles of South America is accidentally transported in a crate with a dead body to America where it mates with a local spider. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.
Wes Craven's New Nightmare
1994 · TMDB 6.5/10 · 1,626 votes
A demonic force has chosen Freddy Krueger as its portal to the real world. This title fits the list's theme and selection thresholds.